The Asia-Pacific Journal of International Humanitarian Law is a publication of the Institute of International Legal Studies – University of the Philippines Law Center (UP-IILS).
The Journal aims to produce peer-reviewed scholarly articles and book reviews, as well as commentary on significant developments in International Law, and related fields. It has a special focus on the Asia-Pacific region, and is published once a year.
The Asia-Pacific Journal for International Humanitarian Law (APJIHL) is now ACCEPTING paper submissions for its 2026 Edition. The APJIHL is a publication of the Institute of International Legal Studies-University of the Philippines Law Center (UP-IILS). It is now Scopus-indexed and features peer-reviewed scholarly articles, book reviews, and commentaries on significant developments in international humanitarian law (IHL) and related...
APJIHL is now Scopus-indexed!
We are proud to announce that the Asia Pacific Journal of International Humanitarian Law has been approved for indexing at Scopus, the largest curated abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature in the world.
Being Scopus-indexed despite having only started publication in 2020 is a testament to the high level of scholarship that APJIHL facilitates and our unwavering...
The Asia-Pacific Journal for International Humanitarian Law (APJIHL) is now ACCEPTING paper submissions for its 2025 Edition.
The APJIHL is a publication of the Institute of International Legal Studies-University of the Philippines Law Center (UP-IILS). The Journal has a special focus on the Asia-Pacific region, and publishes peer-reviewed scholarly articles, book reviews, and commentary on significant developments in international humanitarian...
The Asia Pacific Journal of International Humanitarian Law is thrilled to announce that APJIHL Board of Experts member, Dr. Jonathan Kwik, has published a new book for T.M.C. Asser Press entitled, "Lawfully using Autonomous Weapon Technologies.”
This new book invites readers to step into the position of a military commander on the warfront, who is holding in their hand an...
The Asia-Pacific Journal of International Humanitarian Law (APJIHL) is a publication of the Institute of International Legal Studies-University of the Philippines Law Center (UP-IILS). The Journal seeks to produce peer-reviewed scholarly articles, book reviews, and commentary on significant developments and current issues in international humanitarian law and related fields. It has a special focus on the Asia-Pacific region, and is published once a year.
The 2026 Edition includes the following articles:
International Humanitarian Law in the Asia-Pacific: History, State Practice, and Contemporary Challenges by Dr. Bhavana Chandran & Dr. Udaya Simha
After the Algorithmic Battlefield: Artificial Intelligence in Post-Conflict Asia-Pacific Societies and the Fragmentation of International Humanitarian Protection by Mx. Nandana Rajesh & Dr. Aneesh V. Pillai
On the Digitization of Distinctive Emblems in International Humanitarian Law by Lei Zhang & Hui Chen
Judicial Archives as Living Memory: Insights from the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia by Vikram Ramaswamy
The Dragon’s Human Face: Wartime Implications of Traditional Chinese Minben Thought for Contemporary Laws of War. by Kunyang Li & Zhuo Liang
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